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Break multiple loop: 

arr=(a b c d e f)
for i in "${arr[@]}";do
    echo "$i"
    for j in "${arr[@]}";do
        echo "$j"
        break 2
    done
done

Output: 

a
a

Break single loop: 

arr=(a b c d e f)
for i in "${arr[@]}";do
    echo "$i"
    for j in "${arr[@]}";do
        echo "$j"
        break
    done
done

Output: 

a
a
b
a
c
a
d
a
e
a
f
a
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* Control Structures
* Conditional execution of command lists
* If statement
* Looping over an array
* Using For Loop to List Iterate Over Numbers
* Loop break
* For Loop with C-style syntax
* continue and break
* While Loop
* Switch statement with case
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* Until Loop
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